Demolition of Historic Home at 750 N. Taylor Is Before Kirkwood Council—Again
After getting denied a second time by the city's planning and zoning commission, the council will consider a plan to tear down a 126-year-old house and replacing it with four new residences.
A proposal to replace a 126-year-old house with four new residences at 750 N. Taylor is expected to get another hearing before the Kirkwood City Council tonight—after being rejected twice by the city's planning and zoning commission. When it was introduced in January 2012, the plan drew opposition from residents concerned with the large number of waivers developer John Pitcher asked for, and required, in part, because of the number of houses planned for the space. The development was described as "back to the drawing" board after the P&Z rejection. It was the second rejection for the project. The zoning commission had rejected the project a year ago, and the city council then voted in favor of it anyway by a 5-2 vote. Kirkwood zoning …
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